Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Helen Skouteris is the Monash Warwick Alliance Joint Professor of Health and Social Care Improvement and Implementation Science, Head of the Health and Social Care Unit, and Co-Lead of the Division of Evidence Synthesis, Qualitative and Implementation Methods, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Helen is also Director of the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Health in Preconception and Pregnancy (CRE HiPP 2020-2024).
Helen has a strong track record in longitudinal multi-factorial research, randomised controlled trials, implementation research and higher degree research supervision. Her research since 2010 has been predominantly focused on building agency/capacity in the consumer to promote health and wellbeing across preconception, pregnancy, preschool, and childhood, including adolescence, to reduce the prevalence of obesity. Her work has also been focused extensively on social service and educational sector improvement that translates to better health outcomes for children, young people, adults and families and is critical to transforming policy across these sectors.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honorary Professor, Deakin University
17 Nov 2017 → 17 Nov 2020
Research area keywords
- Women's Health
- Children's health
- Pregnancy
- Preconception
- Healthy Living
- Implementation science
- Translation
Network
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EQUIPping Tertiary Care for the Optimal Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism
Yang, J., Fuller, P., Stowasse, M., Glendenning, P., Lu, Z. X., Chong, W., Horvath, A. R., Endre, Z., Thuzar, M., Shen, J., Jong, I., Leenaerts, M., Gwini, S., Chen, G., Skouteris, H. & Morris, H.
Department of Health (Australia)
14/04/22 → 7/09/25
Project: Research
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Developing a community-based psychosocial intervention for young people with mental illness
Savaglio, M. & Skouteris, H.
1/01/22 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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A Comparison of the Cost-Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions in Pregnancy
Bailey, C., Skouteris, H., Harrison, C. L., Hill, B., Thangaratinam, S., Teede, H. & Ademi, Z., 1 Feb 2022, In: Value in Health. 25, 2, p. 194-202 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Association of Antenatal Diet and Physical Activity-Based Interventions with Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Teede, H. J., Bailey, C., Moran, L. J., Bahri Khomami, M., Enticott, J., Ranasinha, S., Rogozińska, E., Skouteris, H., Boyle, J. A., Thangaratinam, S. & Harrison, C. L., Feb 2022, In: JAMA Internal Medicine. 182, 2, p. 106-114 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Healthy Lifestyle Programs in Out-of-Home Care: Implementing Preventative Trauma-informed Approaches at Scale
Pizzirani, B., Green, R., O’Donnell, R. & Skouteris, H., 2 Jan 2022, In: Australian Social Work. 75, 1, p. 5-18 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Interventions and Practice Models for Improving Health and Psychosocial Outcomes for Children in Residential Out-of-Home Care: Systematic Review
Galvin, E., O’Donnell, R., Breman, R., Avery, J., Mousa, A., Halfpenny, N. & Skouteris, H., 2022, In: Australian Social Work. 75, 1, p. 33-47 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Mental Health Outcomes in Australian Healthcare and Aged-Care Workers during the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
McGuinness, S. L., Johnson, J., Eades, O., Cameron, P. A., Forbes, A., Fisher, J., Grantham, K., Hodgson, C., Hunter, P., Kasza, J., Kelsall, H. L., Kirkman, M., Russell, G., Russo, P. L., Sim, M. R., Singh, K. P., Skouteris, H., Smith, K. L., Stuart, R. L., Teede, H. J. & 4 others, , 1 May 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 9, 15 p., 4951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2021 PHRP Excellence Awards - Best InPractice Paper
Kunstler, Brea (Recipient), Goodwin, Denise (Recipient), Wild, Abby (Recipient) & Skouteris, Helen (Recipient), 18 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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We asked multicultural communities how best to communicate COVID-19 advice. Here’s what they told us
Abby Wild, Brea Kunstler, Denise Goodwin & Helen Skouteris
17/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature